verheiltvsverteileWhich spelling fits?

Which to use

“verheilt” and “verteile” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#41,539
“verheilt” frequency rank
#44,337
“verteile” frequency rank
85876
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature verheilt verteile
Definition Partizip Perfekt des Verbs verheilen 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs verteilen

Where the eye mixes verheilt and verteile

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. verheilt (CVCCVVCC) and verteile (CVCCVVCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.

8 ch
verheilt
8 ch
verteile

Visual trap between verheilt and verteile

A purely visual mix-up. verheilt ([fɛɐ̯ˈhaɪ̯lt]) and verteile ([fɛɐ̯ˈtaɪ̯lə]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 85876, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

verheilt is recorded at frequency rank #41,539, classified as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈhaɪ̯lt]. verteile is at rank #44,337, tagged as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈtaɪ̯lə].

Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.

With a confusion score of 85876, this pair ranks #101,786 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of verheilt vs verteile

Shared letters: eilrtv. Private to "verheilt": h. Private to "verteile": -.

"verheilt" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVVCC  ·  "verteile" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • verheiltevrheilt · vehreilt · verehilt · verheillt · verheiltt · verheitl · verhelit · verhheilt
  • verteileevrteile · veretile · verrteile · verteiel · verteille · vertelie · vertiele · vertteile

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "verheilt" and "verteile" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([fɛɐ̯ˈhaɪ̯lt] versus [fɛɐ̯ˈtaɪ̯lə]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "verheilt" vs "verteile" - which ranks higher?
"verheilt" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #41,539 in our German list, against #44,337 for "verteile". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Eye-level mix-up between "verheilt" and "verteile" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "verheilt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "verteile" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #101,786 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "verheilt" and "verteile" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "vergeigt vs verheilt". Nearby pair
  • Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes

Confusion rank #101,786 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list